The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.

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Genres: Crime ,Documentary

Director: Yoav Potash

Actors: Joshua Safran ,Dee Kelly Barrett ,Bobby Buechler ,T'Onna Champagne ,Tiffany Champagne ,Deborah Peagler ,Yoav Potash ,T'Onna Champagne

Duration: 1h 35m

IMDB rating: 5.7